Contemporary challenges in endocarditis / / edited by Michael S. Firstenberg.
Endocarditis remains an elusive challenge for clinicians to master. As the population ages and their comorbidities increase, the risk of infecting cardiac structures - both native and, the ever-increasing use of, prosthetic support technology - also increases. In addition, the global epidemic of int...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Rijeka, Crotia : : IntechOpen,, [2016] ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (178 pages) :; illustrations |
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| Summary: | Endocarditis remains an elusive challenge for clinicians to master. As the population ages and their comorbidities increase, the risk of infecting cardiac structures - both native and, the ever-increasing use of, prosthetic support technology - also increases. In addition, the global epidemic of intravenous substance abuse has also resulted in a substantial increase in the number of infected patients. Fortunately, advances in the diagnostic testing, imaging, and recognition of the importance of a multidisciplinary management team have also contributed to advances in the care of these critically ill patients. Nevertheless, optimal therapies need to be individualized and considered in the ever-increasing body of scientific literature on this complex and difficult problem. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9535173235 9535127705 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Michael S. Firstenberg. |